Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The World's Panama Canal. The Panama Canal, like the Suez Canal, Is critical for economizing world shipping, Resulting from the hard-won excavation of miles of terrain. Today, though, with so many actual and pending earth changes, Drought is challenging the Canal's water levels, Reducing the daily number and size of ships passing through. Unknown to many, the Canal's water is not sea-, but fresh-- There are several springs in the local lakes providing such And these water bodies are manifesting lowering levels. These lakes also provide water For several million inhabitants of Panama. Once again, as will occur multiple times over, Water for agriculture vs the cities And at the Canal, water for transport vs the same, Will be in constant competition to provide the growing demands For food production, transport, and the ever increasing humankind. Frank Maurer 23 January 2024 1110 Hours.